Automobile-fender.



ddiiiidi with i iieiibii iii iibjiidii Sdiii i ids;

y:iiimri'ximmcrciii:iiiiflioim "0F PHILABELPHIA, yENNsYLvAnL siiidnciiinLeiieiiriieii;

fippiicaiidn nie-a1 sipiemiei 27, '1911s. sciidi iwi. indiani.

" Be it kIiWD thti I, RAY THROCKMOKRTON,

aeityizeh ofthe United States,y rsidiig it i Philadelphia, iii che county of Phiiddiiiphiii and Stilte f "Pennsylvania, have invefted;

"new dnd `useful Improvements iii Aiuidmdbile-Fedeis',

` of which the foilbwing' i's a spciiatio;

y invention relatesvto new and `useful* impiiivemdn `isy iii iiiiiiimiiiiiie fenders; fdiiid his its Oiijeei idpidvide dii eiiddedhiigiy tela"A "which may sppted fi'bm the for'-` wdrd didi, iiiidssis; swings: di 'odiar iiiiidiiid ibid giiiirdi whidii fdl-idw the 1 'siiiiiii iii ihiiiii i mdvemeiiis. iii eiiiidi side when iiid Wiiiiiiii .mi turiied for sidering; d fiirihdi-objiiei of wie iiiifeiiiiqii isf iii .piiividddn vdiifdiiiddiid feiidiiil having'- die `diie-` diippiiiiiiiiif devices,` which are, slidiiiiljf,` iiiiiiiiiiiid skids, iii-e iiiiidi ddiiiiiiid 'id `diiisiiiid how 1:0' mak am@ viitititi theredf. Fig. l5, is `a enl iiiilddiiiniif die feiiddi idi'iiiiiiiifeiid wiiji the mdvemniidff sind' skids, d winning fender banding ivi li iidid` idd-d and ddiihdbijif iiippi'ridd iii nlsiiiiideiiii the fender strikes ii person or object iid my; 1

mii-.ind desiini bfi tiiii fender, 'diid da iediinii iii ksiii@iiiiiiii fender "siipiiiiiidi the paints of the 'iieh'clei- Wiili @heid endg `in View, this iii-ventiiih ciiniiigtsl in the details fof cdiistrctin, iid: y combination oflmentas" H'efe'ixifiie*iiktv lIn Order iiiiii ihdsd siiiliiid iii iii@y Fig-dife' 1, is a plan view of my iniiiidjdj eiiviiiidii diario-f. Fig, 3,I is 'd edition' di).

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uid piangi dfA hier@ Wheli 12. y Beiden each fk is Situated fr Skid 1a ediiiiisiinwg iii rim 'siiiiiiia mi arciidid rediiidii 14@ bdiidiii wim i5 i' to kfit upon the prongs 11 of the forked reaches.

To the forward ends of the skids is connected a forward rod 19, said rod being preferably connected to the skids by means of a ball and socket joint 20 and 21 respectively, the sockets being carried by the bot-y tom walls of the skids, such construction.

permitting the movement of the skids from vside to side without binding. Another rod 22 is attached to the bottom walls of the skids at the rear ends thereof by means of a slmilar ball and socket joint 20 and 21 respectively. Between the skids upon the rear rod 22 adiacent each end is rotatablyr mounted the forked suspending latch or member 23 having an arm 24 depending therefrom, and beside the latch member is rotatably mounted upon the rod 22 a catch member 25, the latch member having a socket 26 onen at its upper end, while the catch member has a socket 27 open at one side, the sockets of said members when n closed ork in the position shown in Fig. 5

forming a closed socket.

To the arin of the latch member below the rod 22 is pivoted one of the arms 28 vof the bifurcated trigger bar 29, the other `arm 30 thereof being pivoted to the catch member 25 above the rod 22, so that the pivot p oints of the two members are on opposite sldes of the rod 22. When the trigger bar 29 is moved rearwardly toward the rod 22, the latch member and the catch member are rotated about said rod 22 in opposite directions, thereby opening the socket 26. As before stated therev are two of these combination suspending locks as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, one being mounted adjacent each end of the rod 22, and to these combination suspending locks are attached the pair of trigger bars 29 to the outer ends of which is -attached the trigger rod 31, said trigger rod extending transversely across the, entire fr ont vof the vehicle.. The outer ends of the triggerbars 29v are supported by the rod 19, said trigger bars loosely resting thereon and between the trigger rod 31, the rod 22 and the .triggerybars 29 is arranged a suitable mesh 32, thereby forming a pick-up fender or fender apron, and to the rod 22 is attached a suitable frame 33, the space 'between the frame 33 and the rod 22 having disposed there-across a suitable mesh 34 forming an approximately vertical fender or screen, situated in front of the vehicle bod to prevent the person or object picked up y the fender from hitting any portion of the vehicle proper and thereby preventinginjury to a person struck by the vehicle. ach of the reaches 7 is provided with an attaching eye 35, to which is fastened one end of a flexible cable 36 having at their lower or free ends, a link or ring 37, the same adapted to enter the socket 26. with one of the fingers of the socket 27 passing into the ring or link, so as to lock the link or ring in position as shown in Figs. 3 and 5. Secured to the outer or front walls 13 of each of the skids is a shield 38 of sulicient width to extend beyond each. side of the prongs 11 of the forked reaches, thereby preventing a person or object when hit by the fender from coming in contact with the mechanism, and also preventing the wheels of the vehicle from passing over the yperson or object hit.

In order that the fender will move from side to sidewith the wheels as the latter are turned, I provide a roller bracket 39 carried by the forked reaches or by the skids extending rearwardly on the inside ofV the wheels adjacent thereto, and on each of these yroller brackets is mounted a roller 4Q adapted to contact with the inside of the tire 41 or the wheel on which said tire is mounted.` Where solid tires are used upon the vehicle having a fender of this description attached thereto, said tires need no protection, but it has been found advisablewhere pneumatic tires are used to secure thereto a suitable tape such as ordinarily known as bicycle tire tape, Y

When the automobile is running under ordinary conditions the fender will be in the position shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3, but

should the automobile hit a person or object and the fender come in contact with said person or object, the trigger rod 31 will be forced rearwardly caum'ng the latch member 23 and the catch member 25 to be rotated about the rod 22 in opposite directions, so as to open the socket 26, which will permit the locking` device to become disengaged from the rlng or link 37 of the suspending kcable 36 thereto, releasing the fender and permitting the same to descend to approximately-the position shown in Fig. y4. In the 'descent of the fender the skids slide Y downward upon the forked reaches carrying the pick-up and the vehicle fenders enter the road bed so that the person or object hit will be thrown into the pick-up f fender and against the vertical position of the fender,

receiving very slight or no injuries at all.

When the fender has descended to the positionv shown in Fig. 4, the skids will be in contact with the road bed, thereby pro- 1 ,crasse dnci'ng an exceedingly effective brake, and

the tendency of the Wheels willlf' be tuy ride upl the rear arcuate wail la' of the skids, so that inI seme cases the wheels will be entirely lifted from the ground and the weight of the front portieri of the vehicle placed uponthe skids.

To reset the fender it is only necessary to raise ther saine by sliding it upon the forked reaches, then inserting; the links ur rings 37 in the scckets Q6 of the .locking devices, and then drawing the trigger or tripping rod 31 forward or outwardly, so as to cause the sockets ofA the latch members and catch member to be drawn toward each other to close the sockets, thereby again suspending the fender as shown in Figa 8.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the` exact details of construction as here shown, as these may be varied within the limits of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as'new and useful, is

1. An automobile fender comprising a pair of supports having extensions projecting over the wheels o-f the vehicle to which the fender is attached, forwardly projecting reaches journaled on said supports, so as to rotate from side to side with the wheels of the vehicle, skids slidably mounted upon the reaches, means for detachably suspending said skids, means for actuating the aforementioned means, whereby the skids may be dropped, and a fender apron disposed between the skids.

2. An automobile fender comprising a air of supports having extensions projecting over the wheels of the vehicle to which the fender is attached, forwardly projecting reaches journaled on said supports, so as to rotate from side to side with the wheels of the vehicle, skids 'slidably mounted upon the reaches, trigger bars connected with said means, whereby said means may be actuated to ermit the descent of the skids, a trigger 10d) connected with said trigger bars and disposed transversely across the front of the device, a the skids, and a fender screen projecting upwardly from said apron at the rear thereof.

3. A vehicle fender consisting of a pair of supports having extensions projecting over the wheels of the vehicle to which the fender is attached, arcuate forked reaches pivoted to said supports above the pivot points of the wheels of the vehicle, skids slidably mounted on said forked reaches, a rod having its ends movably attached to said skids, a locking device carried by said rod, means carried by the forked reaches adapted to be attached to said locking means for suspending the skids, means for actuating said locking means when the fender strikes a person or object, a fender apron fender apron situated between situated between the skids, and a vertical fender screen also situated between said skids at the rear ofi the fender apron.

it. A vehicle fender consisting' of a pairI of supports having extensions projecting over the wheels of the vehicle to which the fender is attached, arcuate forked reaches pivoted to said supports above the pivot peints of the wheels of the vehicle, skids slidably mounted en said forked reaches, a rod having its ends movably attached to said skids, a lock'ng device carried by said rodi, meanscarriedby the forked? reaches adapted tovbe attached to said lockingmeans for snspetitl-ingl the skids,y another rod having its ends movably attached to the skids parallell with the first named red and spaced therefrom, trigger bars connected with the locking means; a trigger rod attached to said' trigger bars whereby the locking means will be actuated when the trigger rod strikes a person or object, and a mesh covering certain parts ofthe apparatus to form a fender apron.

5. A vehicle fender consisting of a pair of supports having extensions projecting over the Wheels of the vehicle to which the fender is attached, arcuate forked reaches pivoted to said supports above the pivot points of the wheels of the vehicle, skids slidably mounted on said forked reaches, a rod having its ends movably attached to said skids, a locking device carried by said rod, means carried by the forked reaches adapted to be attached to said locking means for suspending the skids, another rod having its ends movably attached to the skids parallel with the first named rod and spaced therefrom, trigger bars connected with the locking means, a trigger rod attached -to said trigger bars whereby the locking means will be actuated when the trigger rod strikes a person or object, a fender apron arranged between the first named rod, the trigger rod and the trigger bars, a vertical frame connected with the first named rod, a mesh disposed across the space between said rod and frame to form a fender screen, and shields or guards carried by the front walls of the skids of suiiicient length and width to cover the forked portion of the reaches.

G. A vehicle fender consisting of supports, forked reaches rotatably mounted thereon projecting over the forward wheels of a vehicle, a skid arranged between the prongs of each of the forked reaches, bars carried by said skids, said bars having eyes slidably mounted upon the prongs of said forked reaches, rods arranged between said skids, means for detachably suspending said skids, and a fender apron situated between said skids.

7. A vehicle fender consisting of supports, forwardly projecting reaches rotatably secured to said supports, skids slidably mounted on said reaches, a catchin member arranged between said skids, eXible cables attached to the reaches, a ring or link carried by said flexible cables, locking devices adapted t0 engage said rings or links, said locking devices each consisting of a latch member having a socket open at its upper end, and a coacting catch member having a socket open at one side, and means for rotating said members in opposite directions.

8. A vehicle fender consisting of supports, forwardly projecting reaches rotatably secured to said supports, skids slidably mounted on said reaches, a catchin member arranged between said skids, eXible cables attached to the reaches, a ring or link carried by said flexible cables, locking devices adapted to engage said rings or links, said locking devices each consisting of a latch member having a socket open at its upper end, and a coacting catch member having a socket open at one side, a trigger bar coacting with such locking means having a bifurcated end, one arm of which is pivoted to each member on opposite sides of the fulcrum of said members, and a trigger rod connected to said trigger bars.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

RAY THROCKMORTON.

Witnesses:

H. C. BLAsE, W. G. YERGER.

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